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I've seen "sx" for "symptoms" a few times, took me a while to catch on. (I do think these "-x" things are getting a bit silly! )

Born 1990. Always had slight Asperger's traits but got along fine. Severe OCD struck almost overnight in 2003. Varied randomly from month to month since then, almost gone once or twice, but never completely. Very bad indeed since spring 2012 and shows no signs of improving.

Symptoms: all sorts of things (written words, smells, things people say) mysteriously "will not do" and require a compulsion to be done before I can go on. No obsessions - in that way, and in physical nature, the rituals are almost like tics except that they're always a response to something particular. Extreme sensitivity to particular sounds, although that comes and goes over months.

Wondered if it might be PANDAS - in August 2012 I finally managed to locate a doctor who knows about it. Tried Azithromycin, co-amoxiclav (Augmentin) and tinidazole, but to no clear effect. No test results as yet - fluffed three attempts to get blood sample taken.

Have now been seeing homoeopath since summer 2013. Results have been mixed, there have been definite improvements at times but they haven't lasted. No luck at all for the last few months - in fact, since this month's remedy (Aug 2014) things are noticeably worse.

I've seen "sx" for "symptoms" a few times, took me a while to catch on. (I do think these "-x" things are getting a bit silly! )

Sx for symptoms, Hx for history, abx for antibioitics and many other acronyms ending in "x" have been used in the medical world for decades in charting. Loong before it became fashionable for town names, texting, advertising etc. Think folks have 'stolen' from the medical world of approved abbreviations used in charting.

Coming from OBX (NC, Outer Banks:) Agree, it does seem to be overkill in many instances.